Winter Weather Headlines Remain in Effect for Heavy Snow and High Winds Through Thursday Morning for Portions of the Area

Cold front brings rain to most of the region, but snow to the West Virginia mountains, where 4 to 8 inches of snow are expected. Due to the combination of heavy snow and high winds, a Blizzard Warning is in effect for the northern West Virginia higher elevations from 10 AM thru 10 AM Thursday. Winter Weather Advisories has been issued for the western foothill counties with 2 to 4 inches of snow. Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 336 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A high pressure system will provide dry weather today. 
 
 A cold front crosses Wednesday, bringing gusty winds and chances for 
 rain across much of the area. Accumulating snow is expected 
 across the higher elevations of the northern West Virginia 
 mountains however, with strong winds creating blizzard conditions at 
 times. Rain changes over to snow area wide Wednesday night into 
 Thursday.
 
 A series of clipper systems will then move through Thursday into the 
 weekend bringing more chances for wintry weather. The Friday morning 
 commute could be especially difficult.
 
 
 Greenup-
 Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, and Raceland
 336 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Rain         Snow         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            90           40           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          34           46           26           34           
 Max/Min RH %          79           64           87           56           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW 10 G23                 Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6 G17    W 10 G22     W  7 G19     Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.17         0.01         0.00         
 Precip duration                    6            2                         
 Precip begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
 Precip end                         Continuing   6 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3170                      4560         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 23                      W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  63950                     53830        
 Dispersion            POOR                      FAIR                      
 ADI early             8 POOR       40 FAIR      21 FAIR      40 FAIR      
 ADI late              11 POOR      56 GEN GOOD  13 GEN POOR  38 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       3            4            4            4            
 Max LVORI late        3            4            4            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and a chance of rain.
 Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around
 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Lows in
 the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Colder. Lows
 around 20. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 9. Highs around 30. South
 winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of freezing rain. Lows around
 18. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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